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Revolutionary War. March 10, 1775 • Daniel Boone along with 35 axmen begin to blaze a trail from Fort Chiswell through Cumberland Gap into central Kentucky. Financed by the Transylvania Company, the trail eventually came to be known as the Wilderness Road.
Legends and Lore of the Kentucky Wildlands. The Appalachian region of Eastern Kentucky has long been known as a somewhat remote and mysterious area, filled with more than its share of ancient stories, folklore and legendary figures.
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1739- Capt. Charles de Longueuil discovers Big Bone Lick 1750- Thomas Walker explores Kentucky through the Cumberland Gap 1751- Christopher Gist explores area along Ohio River. 1763- France cedes area including Kentucky to Britain. 1769- Daniel Boone and John Finley first saw the far distant Bluegrass atop Pilot Knob, now in Powell County. The reco...
1801- The great church camp meeting at Cane Ridge in Bourbon County was attended by more than 20,000. 1811- Henry Clay elected to Congress from Kentucky. New Orleans, first steamboat on Ohio River, stops at Louisville; Enterprise reaches Louisville from New Orleans, La., in 1815. 1812- Kentuckians bear brunt of war with England north of the Ohio an...
1899-1900- Kentucky experienced four different governors in less than three months time, between early December of 1899 and early February of 1900. 1900- Governor William Goebel was shot by an assassin on January 30, 1900. He died on February 3, 1900 1909- Present State Capitol completed. 1912- McCreary County, the last to be created of Kentucky's ...
2005 - U.S. Supreme Court ruled against display of Ten Commandments inside two Kentucky courtrooms 2006- Comair flight crashed near Lexington, 49 killed 2010- 1. Tea Party candidate, Rand Paul, won Republic Senate primary 2. Man killed five people, self in argument about breakfast 3. Five U.S. military members from Fort Campbell 101st Combat Aviati...
Early history examines the archaeological record that tells the story of the first inhabitants of Kentucky. Learn about the prehistory and culture of the first early inhabitants, and what lessons it might teach us about the early history of Kentucky.
But the last decade of the era proved to be one of the most turbulent in the state’s history. Throughout the period from 1875 to 1900, Kentucky unfortunately developed a reputation as one of the most violent places in the United States.
From Then Til Now: Kentucky History at A Glance. The 1700's. The 1800's. The 1900's. The 2000's. On June 1, Kentucky is admitted to the union as the 15th state and the first state west of the Appalachian Mountains. Wilderness Road opens to wagons, allowing more settlers and their families to come into Kentucky.
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In the 1900-1910 timeline, these signal events were reported in the press depicting the state's turbulent times: 1900 William Goebel won a controversial election for governor but was shot as he approached the Capitol.
